Brightening / Neutralizing exterior wood

[RPetry 564]

For any new wood contractors or lurking DIY'ers, do not try to save a few bucks on materials or an hour of labor.

Old clear western red cedar deck. Stripped off 2 unknown junk coats of clear stain (is that an oxymoron?) with ACR 760 sodium hydroxide stripper at 4 oz./gal., very easily. Straight citric acid mixed at 6 oz./gal.

Makes a very big difference.

[PressurePros 249]

Stripped off 2 unknown junk coats of clear stain (is that an oxymoron?)

Maybe an oxymoron but it certanly qualifies as redundant.

[PressurePros 249]

PS: I hope those aren't wand marks, Mr Petry. ::wink::

[PressurePros 249]

oops double post

[RPetry 564]

Ken,

Wand marks, moi? Nah, its reflections off the siding.

Wand marks crack me up. Unless you are not going to stain, who cares? I make 'em all the time, sometimes for fun!

[bigchaz 157]

Usually spell my company name every other board with a 0 degree

[RPetry 564]

Ken,

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPetry

Stripped off 2 unknown junk coats of clear stain (is that an oxymoron?)

Maybe an oxymoron but it certanly qualifies as redundant.

Funny how different people can read the same thing and interperate the writing in a completely different way.

The term "clear stain" seems to be an oxymoron. The phrase "junk clear stain" is generally agreed to be redundant. Hey, a redundant oxymoron in three words!

[yazbird8 17]

So if we're taking about stains, then "clear junk" would be a two word redundant oxymoron............How about CLUNK as a redundant oxymoronic acronym?..........lol

Stephen Andrews

Power Washing

[RPetry 564]

Yaz,

How about CLUNK as a redundant oxymoronic acronym?

Brilliant!

"CLUNK" is also the sound of big money dropping out of customer's pockets and landing in unscrupulous wood contractor's bank accounts!

Therefor, we have a redundant oxymoronic onomatopoeic acronym!

[yazbird8 17]

Better known as ROOA.......A redundant oxymoronic onomatopoeic acronistic acronym.......lol...........No fair, your wifes a school teacher........lol

Stephen Andrews

Power Washing

[RPetry 564]

Yaz,

Oh boy, a ROOA! I give up, there's no more juice to be squeezed from this lemon. You win!

[yazbird8 17]

Your right Rick....a SOUR (stupid or utterly ridiculous) lemon at that........Well, of to work we go.........

Stephen Andrews

Power Washing

[Deck Guy 14]

Both of you are obviously honor graduates of the School of Redundancy School!

[mas3372 14]

And to think I spent my saturday morning watching Sponge Bob and Jimmy Neutron and the whole time I could have been catching up on some good vocabulary!!!

This post is too funny.